William Carey News

Administrative offices will be closed and day classes will not meet at William Carey University in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 18. Night classes will meet at their regularly scheduled times. These closings apply to both the Hattiesburg campus and the Tradition campus in Biloxi. For more information, call the switchboard at (601) 318-6051.

Keone Fuqua, a William Carey University theatre professor, will appear on the silver screen in the upcoming Christian film “Yellow Day.”

The film, directed by Carl Lauten, follows a young man’s journey through the Yellow Day, a “miraculous day where the world is revealed as seen through the eyes of God,” according to a review in The Christian Post. The film was produced in Mobile, Alabama, and uses both live action and high-quality animation to reveal how God’s grace changes lives.

William Carey University will not raise general tuition for the 2016-2017 academic year, university officials announced on January 4.

“Support from the Mississippi Baptist Convention and individual donors makes it possible for us to maintain affordable, low rates,” said Dr. Tommy King, Carey president. “We work very hard to provide a quality, affordable education, and low tuition, combined with generous scholarships, keeps Carey competitive, even with public institutions.”

The Center for Creative Scholars at William Carey University will host the Mission S.T.E.A.M. Possible! Creativity Exploration Camp in Lorena Roseberry Smith Hall on the Hattiesburg campus from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. on January 23.

Students in grades 2-6 are invited to attend the camp and explore their creative potential through activities in science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. The workshop will engage participants through critical thinking and problem solving with a creative arts emphasis.

The William Carey University Department of Criminal Justice, located on the Tradition campus in Biloxi, held a dedication service on December 7 for a new bench installed on the campus in honor of the service and work of local law enforcement officers.

The six-foot bench, located in the portico connecting the administration and academic buildings, was placed as a way to thank law enforcement for the work they do in the community and for their assistance with Carey’s criminal justice program, said Dr. Karla Pope, chair of the department.

William Carey University will offer J-Term, an opportunity to earn full credit for a college class in a one-week period, from January 4-8 at both the Hattiesburg campus and the Tradition campus in Biloxi.

William Carey University will soon add women’s volleyball to its roster of competitive sports.

Carey officials have hired Kelsea Seymour, the volleyball coach at Oak Grove High School in Hattiesburg and the owner of the Hub City Volleyball Club, as the full-time head coach. The university will also soon begin construction on a multi-use facility to house the team.

Four William Carey University students recently qualified for finals during a competition held by the National Association of Teachers of Singing Southern Region from November 12-14 in Monroe, Louisiana.